10: Dont Count Calories & Why Diets Dont Work

Published: July 2, 2014, 1:30 p.m.

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In this episode, Jonathan Bailor, author of The Calorie Myth breaks down\\xa0the problems with the calorie theory of weight loss. Jonathan covers topics like why eating less or exercising more won\\u2019t ever truly solve a weight problem, how stress affects weight and clears up confusion with the often-misquoted Law of Thermodynamics.

Jonathan and I Discuss

1:45- The disconnect between technology and science
3:00- Why Calories don\\u2019t count the way we think they do
3:30- Weight isn\\u2019t a moral issue. People who weigh more aren\\u2019t lazy
4:29- The idea of \\u201cjust eat fewer calories\\u201d is akin to telling those with depression to just frown less and smile more
6:45- How calories can count, we just don\\u2019t need to count them
7:15- The \\u201cCalorie Myth\\u201d
7:29- Calories in/calories out and why it doesn\\u2019t work
7:44- The role of the hypothalamus
10:55- The four laws of thermodynamics and why it isn\\u2019t as simple as eating less and burning more
11:31- Why most interpretations of the laws of thermodynamics are completely wrong
12:31- the problems with eating less
13:46- Why you\\u2019ll lose muscle and fat if you just eat less
14:16- How calories are different
15:00- The four factors of quality food: satiety, Agression, Nutrition, Efficiency
15:48- Foods that the more you eat, the healthier you get
16:05- Foods to avoid
16:38- How foods manipulate hormones
17:13- How to get your brain to tell your body to do something
19:44- How hormones signal the body to build muscle or gain fat
18:55- Why exercise alone won\\u2019t help you lose weight
19:45- Where \\u201cexercise\\u201d comes from
21:15- One step to be healthier

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Katie: Hi, I\\u2019m Katie from wellnessmama.com. Welcome to episode 10 of the \\u201cWellness Mama Podcast,\\u201d where I provide simple answers for healthier families. An interesting fact for your day, a 2010 study published in the \\u201cInternational Journal of Food Microbiology\\u201d found that 48% of fountain soda drinks contained fecal bacteria and 11% contained E. coli, just another on a long list of reasons to avoid drinking soda. On the o

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